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PM MODI LAYS FOUNDATION OF C-295 FACILITY
Geopolitics
|November 2022
The factory will be a key step towards achieving Atmanirbharta in aerospace and defence, and will play a pivotal role in unlocking the potential of private players in India’s national security domain. A report
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the much a waited C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara at a historic ceremony attended by global delegates on October 30.
Addressing the large gathering, the beloved leader said that the union government has taken a huge step in the direction of making India the manufacturing hub of the world. He remarked that India is moving forward with the pious mantra of ‘Make in India, Make for the Globe’ and now India is becoming a big manufacturer of transport aircrafts in the world. The Prime Minister stated that he can foresee that India will soon be manufacturing big passenger planes that will proudly bear the words ‘Made in India’.
This story is from the November 2022 edition of Geopolitics.
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